Labor and Employment Counsel Specialist

Accenture Legal encompasses ~3000 lawyers, contract management and other professionals in 47 countries, making us amongst the biggest in-house units of our kind globally. Join our team to develop solutions and implement strategic approaches that enable us to increase our shareholder value, ensure compliance and protect our assets and reputation. Our tight-knit group of global legal professionals work together to help our company and clients achieve high performance.

The Employment Law Team sits within the Compliance, Offerings, Regulatory & Ethics (CORE) function within Legal, and offers the full range of Employment Law services from advisory and litigation support on HR and Employee Relations issues to implementing compliance projects and supporting transactional matters.

Our professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at a number of levels to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online and in person. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build and further develop your career.

Enjoy challenging and interesting work that requires innovation and creativity. Your entrepreneurial spirit and vision will be encouraged and rewarded, and your success will fuel opportunities for increased impact and rapid career advancement. You'll also build the deep, valuable industry and functional expertise that will keep you relevant as you grow your career.

What you will do:

Reporting into the Employment Law Lead for FBL, this is an exciting opportunity to work directly with key stakeholders across a workload that is both interesting and varied:

• Focus on France.
• Provide strategic and pragmatic Employment Law advice on a wide range of advisory matters to key internal stakeholders.
• Oversee and provide support for litigation and pre-litigation matters, in conjunction with Employee Relations team and external counsel.
• Advise on industrial relations and collective bargaining issues, particularly collective consultation requirements.
• Contribute to development of internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge on Employment Law and business issues for the region.
• Manage and oversee external counsel relationships with law firms as appropriate, including budget management.
• Stay abreast of legal developments impacting on Accenture, its clients, and industries and incorporate it into company practices.
• Support, promote, and implement initiatives as part of Legal team.
• Counsel, guide, train and support junior colleagues as appropriate.
• Educate Leadership and key stakeholders with regard to Legal and risk management issues in the region.
• Make recommendations and escalate to your lead on material Employment Law related issues.

• Qualified lawyer, preferably with a prior exposure to French law (either through education or post-qualification experience).
• Ideally, a post-qualification experience within an Employment Law team, in private practice and/or in an in-house environment. Alternatively, candidates with post-qualification experience in the compliance sector, who are willing to learn & grow their skills in the field of Employment Law, could also be considered. We anticipate hiring a candidate with a minimum of around 4 to 5 years post qualification experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and in French.
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning.
• Able to present innovative, original solutions which understand our business, and to act as a strategic thinker.
• Team player, collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with a wide range of personnel, across many roles and levels.
• Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture.
• Demonstrate respect for individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or other personal characteristic.
• Strong time management, prioritization and project management skills.
• Build trust-based relationships - through interpersonal skills and by delivering on commitments.
• Preferably, some exposure to cross-border work or European projects.
• Ability to work flexibly, including from home as well as in the office.